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RECEIVED <br /> Arbor Convalescent Hospital MAY 4 W_ <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH <br /> I / VICES <br /> VI. Disposal of Infectious Waste <br /> All infectious or contaminated waste shall be disposed of in <br /> the following manner: <br /> A. Used Syringes and Needles <br /> All needles and syringes will be rendered unfit for use <br /> by breaking the needle and barrel tips off. All parts <br /> shall be deposited in sharps collectors identified as <br /> infectious waste. These collectors are located in the <br /> medicine rooms at each nurses station. These sharps <br /> collectors shall be deposited weekly in the infectious <br /> waste container in the locked infectious waste storage <br /> area. <br /> B. Syringes used on patients with communicable or infectious <br /> diseases shall be placed in sharps collectors identified <br /> as infectious waste and kept within the contaminated area. <br /> These sharps collectors shall be removed from the contami- <br /> nated area weekly and deposited in the infectious waste <br /> container in the locked infectious waste storage area. <br /> C. Other Infectious or Contaminated Waste <br /> 1. Definition: <br /> Swabs, dressings, catheters, nasogastric tubing, <br /> enema tubing, gloves or any item of a disposable <br /> nature that comes in contact with the patient's <br /> body secretions would be classified as infectious <br /> waste. <br /> 2. Equipment: <br /> Whenever possible red heavy duty bags are utilized. <br /> All infectious waste material shall be doubld bagged <br /> in red plastic bags and/or dissolvable bags used M <br /> specifically for that purpose. Each red bag must be <br /> securely tied prior to removal from the contaminated <br /> area. <br /> 3. Procedure for Disposal: <br /> A. Treatments: <br /> During treatment all contaminated waste shall be <br /> put into individual plastic bags; the plastic <br /> bags shall be deposited in the plastic attached <br /> to the treatment cart. Following completion of <br /> treatments, the treatment cart bag shall be taken <br />